This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Crawley Town and Rushden & Diamonds at 15:00 on Saturday, 26th September 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 5 games played, Diamonds have recorded 1 wins, and Crawley Town have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Crawley Town | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Rushden & D. | 0 - 1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Crawley Town | 4 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Sep | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 23 Mar | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Crawley Town | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Crawley Town | 2 - 2 | Rushden & D. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Crawley Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 7 conceded.
Rushden & D. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Diamonds, and 10 goals against.
Crawley Town's 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Rushden & D. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 20 from their 12 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crawley Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Diamonds has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Crawley Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crawley Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Rushden & D. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |
